Longevity And Romance Begin With The Redemption Of A Good Family

After a passionate night, Lu Yu and Ling'er wrapped themselves in quilts and slept until the sun was high, enjoying the increasing winter snow.

Lu Yu had intended to do some morning exercises with Ling'er, but he felt weak and had to give up.

He didn't expect that his Qi Refining immortal body had been overused last night.

Beside him, Ling'er couldn't get up either. Just as they were about to cuddle for a while longer, they suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

After the sound of getting dressed, Lu Yu opened the door to find a stranger, a male cultivator.

"I heard from Sister Qin that a Fellow Daoist is here. Today, Zhong Pengyu has come to visit. I didn't expect to disturb your good dream. I apologize," said the visitor politely.

The man was well-mannered and spoke with grace. Without waiting for Lu Yu's response, he took out a broken fingernail-sized shell of an unhatched ice phoenix egg and handed it to Lu Yu.

"This is an unhatched ice phoenix egg, which I offer as a gift to Fellow Daoist."

Lu Yu's face showed a hint of surprise. This Zhong Pengyu was probably a cultivator who specialized in the prenatal and postnatal care of spirit beasts on the Holy Spirit Mountain.

On the Holy Spirit Mountain, there are several types of spirit beasts used for their meat, so there naturally needs to be cultivators responsible for breeding the offspring of these spirit beasts.

An unhatched egg like this, with the bloodline of an ice phoenix, is undoubtedly a great supplement for cultivators when consumed. Naturally, it is also a valuable and scarce commodity.

To offer such a generous gift as a mere greeting, this person must be quite wealthy.

"Fellow Daoist Zhong is too kind. I dare not accept such a generous gift," Lu Yu declined.

To be able to perceive the bloodline of an ice phoenix, one needs a special physique combined with special techniques. This person might be a member of a prominent family on the Holy Spirit Mountain, so Lu Yu couldn't easily offend him.

"For others, this phoenix egg is something that can't be bought even with spirit stones, but for me, it's just a small token of goodwill."

Zhong Pengyu smiled slightly, quite pleased with himself. "I raise several three-legged spirit birds with the bloodline of the ice phoenix at home, and I can get one or two eggs every day."

So he ran a spirit beast farm. No wonder he was so generous. Lu Yu was surprised and politely invited Zhong Pengyu into the house.

Inside the house, he introduced Ling'er to Zhong Pengyu.

After observing Ling'er for a moment, Zhong Pengyu admired her beauty but didn't pay much attention to her since she was a mortal.

The two of them sat down and exchanged pleasantries while Ling'er served tea.

However, just a few moments later, Zhong Pengyu smiled and took his leave.

Lu Yu took out a small bag of Dashi Pills he had refined yesterday from his storage ring and gave it to Zhong Pengyu as a return gift. He accompanied him for a while before returning to the house.

The main reason he gave the Dashi Pills was to establish a relationship. In the future, if Zhong Pengyu's spirit beast farm needed to purchase food for the spirit beasts, he might come to Lu Yu.

After returning to the house, Lu Yu saw Ling'er preparing food and mischievously hugged her from behind.

"Husband!" Ling'er trembled and turned to look at Lu Yu. Seeing his radiant smile, she couldn't help but ask, "Husband, why are you so happy?"

Lu Yu opened his hand, revealing the ice phoenix egg that Zhong Pengyu had sent. He smiled and said, "This ice phoenix egg is enough to exchange for a ten-year longevity pill for you."

Upon hearing this, Ling'er's face froze. It turned out that her husband had been thinking about her all along.

"Husband, you decide. Ling'er will follow your arrangements."

"You said that yourself," Lu Yu smiled and lifted Ling'er up.

Then, the stove fire was extinguished, and the newly acquired large bed creaked.

Even the sparrows outside the house were startled and flew away.

In this way, Lu Yu and Ling'er spent another half a month in intimacy.

On this day, Lu Yu walked out of the side room with a happy expression. He secretly praised Ling'er for being a good wife.

At the speed before they got married, he could only refine Dashi Pills once a month, and even then, he could only produce about a hundred pills.

But in the half month since they got married, he had successfully refined three times, producing three hundred Dashi Pills.

"These are not three bags of Dashi Pills, but nine low-grade spirit stones."

Moreover, today was a day off for the disciples of the Holy Spirit Mountain.

On this day, the disciples of the Holy Spirit Mountain would have a day off, and over time, it became a day for a market.

After being affectionate with Ling'er for a while, having lunch, Lu Yu went out to the market in the Holy Spirit Mountain.

Wanling Tower.

It is still the three-story small building shop from before.

When Lu Yu took out three bags of Beast Nourishing Pills in the shop, he finally learned that the shopkeeper behind the counter was named Liu De.

Liu De had a smile on his face, but there was still a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, these Beast Nourishing Pills will be charged at three low-grade spirit stones per bag. What do you think?" Liu De's evaluation of Lu Yu improved slightly, but refining Beast Nourishing Pills was still a dirty and tiring job that high-level cultivators were unwilling to do, so he naturally didn't pay too much attention to it.

Being able to take out three bags of Beast Nourishing Pills at once must mean that he was in desperate need of money.

"I'll give you an extra low-grade spirit stone, making it a total of ten. Is that acceptable?" Liu De's tone was slightly impatient, but when he saw Lu Yu nod, he smiled again.

And when he took out the Ice Phoenix Egg, Liu De finally showed a slight change in expression.

He was about to offer a high price to acquire it, but he only heard Lu Yu say, "This Ice Phoenix Egg is not for sale, only for exchange for a Longevity Pill that can increase lifespan by ten years."

"Alright, alright. We can consign it in our shop for just two low-grade spirit stones." Liu De's tone was slightly impatient, but when he saw Lu Yu nod, he smiled again.

Without much hesitation, Lu Yu handed the Ice Phoenix Egg to Liu De.

He wasn't afraid that Liu De would be greedy for the Ice Phoenix Egg. After all, this shop was so big, and its reputation was still intact.

After earning some spirit stones, Lu Yu spent a lot of them on the materials for refining Beast Nourishing Pills, such as spirit herbs and spirit meat. Fortunately, he still had two low-grade spirit stones left.

...

Time flies.

With Ling'er's daily begging, Lu Yu's spiritual root quality gradually improved.

And his gathering speed also increased significantly, to the point where he even started to attempt refining the Explosive Growth Pills that required a larger amount of spiritual power to support.

One day, a sudden inspiration struck him. After dinner every day, he would go and level the muddy road in front of the door. Even Ling'er was a bit confused by this.

But when Lu Yu discovered the traces of cow hooves on the leveled road, he couldn't help but smile.

Gradually, he figured out the pattern of Qin Qingrou grazing the spiritual cows.

After that, every one or two months, Lu Yu would always coincidentally encounter Qin Qingrou on the road as she herded the cows back to the Holy Spirit Mountain, and he would hitch a ride on a convenient ox cart.

After a few times, he even received a voice transmission jade slip from Qin Qingrou.

At least now, his safety on the way to buy Beast Nourishing Pills had increased by half.

When Ling'er found out, her almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise, and she praised her husband for being clever. Finally, she no longer frowned every time Lu Yu went out.

One year later.

【Last night, made my wife happy seven times, primary spiritual root quality +35 (13239/100000)】

【Wife's happiness index 100】

【Gathering speed +14】

【Pill Refiner: Earth Rank Fifth Grade (6934/20000), can advance】

Listening to the pleasant prompt in his mind, Lu Yu, who was holding the tired-looking Ling'er, showed a happy expression on his face.

In just one year, the rating of the Beast Nourishing Pills he refined had risen by three levels. If he relied on the previous rate of once a month, he would probably never reach the level of an intermediate Pill Refiner in his lifetime.

In this year, he enjoyed marital bliss, and his cultivation realm advanced by leaps and bounds. In a few more years, becoming an advanced Pill Refiner of the Earth Rank would no longer be out of reach.

And with a little accumulation, he now had over eight hundred low-grade spirit stones, which was quite a considerable fortune.

Having such wealth was something he could never have imagined before marrying Ling'er.

Lu Yu felt both happy and fortunate in his heart.

But it was not very realistic for a mid-level Pill Refiner of the Earth Rank to refine the scarce Beast Spirit Pills.

At the very least, he would need to reach the Earth Rank Sixth Grade.

"The antidote for removing the insect poison requires thirty-five medium-grade spirit stones... sigh, it's still a long way off."